diff --git a/lib/colors.js b/lib/colors.js
index bbc72158..69659438 100644
--- a/lib/colors.js
+++ b/lib/colors.js
@@ -283,23 +283,6 @@ exports.colors = (function() {
   return cols;
 })();
 
-// Map higher colors to the first 8 colors.
-// This allows translation of high colors to low colors on 8-color terminals.
-exports.ccolors = (function() {
-  var _cols = exports.vcolors.slice(), cols = exports.colors.slice(), out;
-
-  exports.vcolors = exports.vcolors.slice(0, 8);
-  exports.colors = exports.colors.slice(0, 8);
-
-  out = cols.map(exports.match);
-
-  exports.colors = cols;
-  exports.vcolors = _cols;
-  exports.ccolors = out;
-
-  return out;
-})();
-
 var colorNames = exports.colorNames = {
   // special
   default: -1,